diff --git a/Modules/Annotation/include/mitkStdAnnotationDataProviders.h b/Modules/Annotation/include/mitkStdAnnotationDataProviders.h
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index 0000000000..0c428933f7
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+++ b/Modules/Annotation/include/mitkStdAnnotationDataProviders.h
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+#pragma once
+#include "mitkDataProvider.h"
+
+namespace mitk
+{
+  class AnnotationDataProviderFactory
+  {
+  public:
+    static DataProvider::OnEventAction StdSliceAction();
+    static DataProvider::OnEventAction StdTimeAction();
+
+    static mitk::DataProvider::Pointer DefaultSliceNumberProvider(std::string providerName = "SliceNumberProviderAxial",
+                                                                  const std::string &rendererId = "stdmulti.widget1");
+    static mitk::DataProvider::Pointer DefaultTimeStepProvider(std::string providerName = "TimeStepProviderAxial",
+                                                               const std::string &rendererId = "stdmulti.widget1");
+    static mitk::DataProvider::Pointer DefaultDataNodeProvider(std::string providerName,
+                                                               itk::Object::Pointer selectionListener,
+                                                               const itk::EventObject *event,
+                                                               DataProvider::OnEventAction selectionChangedAction);
+  };
+} // namespace mitk
diff --git a/Modules/Annotation/src/mitkStdAnnotationDataProviders.cpp b/Modules/Annotation/src/mitkStdAnnotationDataProviders.cpp
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index 0000000000..f04af619f6
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+++ b/Modules/Annotation/src/mitkStdAnnotationDataProviders.cpp
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+#include "mitkStdAnnotationDataProviders.h"
+
+mitk::DataProvider::OnEventAction mitk::AnnotationDataProviderFactory::StdSliceAction()
+{
+  return [](const itk::Object *caller, const itk::EventObject &event) {
+    const auto sliceEvent = dynamic_cast<const mitk::SliceNavigationController::GeometrySliceEvent *>(&event);
+    if (sliceEvent)
+    {
+      return sliceEvent->GetPos();
+    }
+    return static_cast<unsigned int>(0);
+  };
+}
+
+mitk::DataProvider::OnEventAction mitk::AnnotationDataProviderFactory::StdTimeAction()
+{
+  return [](const itk::Object *caller, const itk::EventObject &event) {
+    const auto sliceEvent = dynamic_cast<const mitk::SliceNavigationController::GeometryTimeEvent *>(&event);
+    if (sliceEvent)
+    {
+      return sliceEvent->GetPos();
+    }
+    return static_cast<unsigned int>(0);
+  };
+}
+
+mitk::DataProvider::Pointer mitk::AnnotationDataProviderFactory::DefaultSliceNumberProvider(
+  std::string providerName, const std::string &rendererId)
+{
+  return DataProvider::New(std::move(providerName),
+                           BaseRenderer::GetByName(rendererId)->GetSliceNavigationController(),
+                           SliceNavigationController::GeometrySliceEvent(nullptr, 0).MakeObject(),
+                           StdSliceAction());
+}
+
+mitk::DataProvider::Pointer mitk::AnnotationDataProviderFactory::DefaultTimeStepProvider(std::string providerName,
+                                                                                         const std::string &rendererId)
+{
+  return DataProvider::New(std::move(providerName),
+                           BaseRenderer::GetByName(rendererId)->GetSliceNavigationController(),
+                           SliceNavigationController::TimeGeometryEvent(nullptr, 0).MakeObject(),
+                           StdTimeAction());
+}
+
+mitk::DataProvider::Pointer mitk::AnnotationDataProviderFactory::DefaultDataNodeProvider(
+  std::string providerName,
+  itk::Object::Pointer selectionListener,
+  const itk::EventObject *event,
+  DataProvider::OnEventAction selectionChangedAction)
+{
+  return DataProvider::New(std::move(providerName), selectionListener, event, selectionChangedAction);
+}
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